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Oktoberfest 2014

September 22, 2014

Can't get to the Wies'n this year? Here's everything you need to know about Oktoberfest in Munich - one of the world's largest beer celebrations.

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Visitors hold up the first mug of beer after the tapping of the first barrel during the opening ceremony for the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2014, Copyright: REUTERS/Michael Dalder
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Can't get to the Wies'n this year? Here's everything you need to know about Oktoberfest in Munich - one of the world's largest beer celebrations.

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